H.E. Ayub Khan Yunusov, Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Kuwait

KUWAIT CITY, Oct 18: Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Kuwait Ayub Khan Yunusov said the representatives of 20 Kuwaiti companies will visit his country next month to meet with their Uzbek counterparts and identify opportunities for cooperation. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Uzbek Language Day celebration, Yunusov disclosed that around 200 Kuwaitis visited Uzbekistan in September, and he expects this number to increase to more than 500 before the end of the year.

He stated that there are four direct flights per week, and that the Uzbek community in Kuwait numbers less than 300, most of whom work in the fields of medicine, education, music and engineering, particularly at the new Kuwait Airport He also affirmed the presence of several Kuwaiti investments in his country, the most recent of which is in the health sector in the city of Sirgana, through the establishment of medical laboratories there. Regarding the occasion, Yunusov stated that his country celebrates Uzbek Language Day on Oct 21 each year, stressing it is a precious national occasion to renew pride in cultural identity and strengthen the status of the mother tongue as an official language, which expresses the unity of the Uzbek people and their ancient history.

By Fares Ghaleb Al-Seyassah/Arab Times Staff